Cost of repairing Dáil and Seanad set to top €17m

The cost of repairing the Dáil and the Seanad due to serious fire safety and building collapse fears is set to top €17m - more than twice as much as the €8m figure originally predicted.

Despite the surging costs, secretary general of Oireachtas services Peter Finnegan said the price tag represents "outstanding" value for the taxpayer.